by our College Data Analytics TeamHere’s the full picture on paying for Albright College, from the published cost of attendance and projected degree cost through to net price, median student debt at graduation, default outcomes, and how aid varies by family income.
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The full cost of attending Albright College is about $44,381.00 a year.
Cost is shown below as the full sticker price, the average net price after aid, and the low-income net price.
| Tuition and fees | $29,082.00 |
| + Room, board & other expenses | $15,299.00 |
| Total cost | $44,381.00 |
| That is 35% above the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $44,381.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$23,687.00 |
| Net price | $20,694.00 |
| That is 37% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $44,381.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$27,366.00 |
| Net price | $17,015.00 |
| That is 48% below the national average net price. | |
| For the full breakdown, see the tuition & fees page and room and board. |
Published costs have climbed year over year at about 1.7% a year, so a full degree will cost more than a single year — the tables below carry that forward. These tables carry the cost across a degree for three cases: low-income w/ aid, average aid, and no aid. Loan totals assume a ten-year repayment at 6.8%.
| Projected 4-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% |
| Freshman year | $17,298.00 | $21,038.00 | $45,120.00 |
| Senior year | $18,176.00 | $22,106.00 | $47,410.00 |
| Total 4-year net price | $70,939.00 | $86,278.00 | $185,034.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $27,025.00 | $32,869.00 | $70,491.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $816.00 | $993.00 | $2,129.00 |
| Total amount paid | $97,964.00 | $119,146.00 | $255,525.00 |
| Projected 2-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% |
| Freshman year | $17,298.00 | $21,038.00 | $45,120.00 |
| Senior year | $17,586.00 | $21,388.00 | $45,870.00 |
| Total 2-year net price | $34,884.00 | $42,427.00 | $90,990.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $13,290.00 | $16,163.00 | $34,664.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $401.00 | $488.00 | $1,047.00 |
| Total amount paid | $48,174.00 | $58,590.00 | $125,654.00 |
See the full net-price breakdown in the net price section below.
Net price reflects the true cost to attend after grant and scholarship aid is deducted. It is usually a better planning number than the sticker cost above.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $20,024.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $21,664.00 |
What families actually pay shifts with income, since need-based grants are larger for lower-income students. Here is the average net price for each family-income range:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $16,982.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $17,524.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $22,071.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $24,273.00 |
| Over $110,000 | $28,680.00 |
Use Albright College Net Price Calculator, or check with the financial aid office.
For the grant-and-scholarship detail behind these figures, see the financial aid breakdown.
Typical debt at graduation from Albright College stands at $23,250.00, placing the school in the Moderate ($20-30k) debt-burden category.
The percentile spread of debt at graduation is shown below:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $5,500.00 |
| 25th | $10,500.00 |
| Median (50th) | $23,250.00 |
| 75th | $30,000.00 |
| 90th | $37,500.00 |
The gap between 10th and 90th percentile borrowers gives a sense of how uneven debt outcomes are.
Explore borrowing, repayment, and default in detail on the student-loan-debt breakdown.
Student debt at graduation is not evenly distributed across income levels. Below, debt is broken out by low, middle, and high family income:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $20,250.00 |
| Middle income | $24,477.00 |
| High income | $24,125.00 |
First-gen students typically face different financial-aid contexts than students whose parents attended college.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $23,250.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $25,000.00 |
Pell Grant eligibility is a useful proxy for low-income status among undergraduates. Pell vs non-Pell comparisons surface how debt breaks down by need.
The median debt difference between Pell-eligible and non-Pell graduates of Albright College is $-50.00.
The federal default-rate tier for Albright College is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 5.9% |
For context on the loan portfolio, Stafford disbursements at Albright College reach $192,998,516.00 covering 10,198 disbursements.
Veterans and active-duty service members may qualify for substantial federal education benefits including the GI Bill and Department of Defense tuition support.
| GI Bill recipients | 12 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $16,634.00 |
Read more about military and veteran aid on the veteran aid breakdown.
The data above is a foundation; round it out by asking yourself about Albright College, consider the following:
Each page below covers one part of paying for college in more detail:
Data sources. Figures on this page draw from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), and MediaFactual editorial review. Net-price calculator and financial-aid office links are taken from the institution’s own published data.